Molding Money

"Money, most common of temporal things, involves uncommon and eternal consequences. Even though it may be done quite unconsciously, money molds people--in the process of getting it, of savings it, of using it, of giving it, of accounting for it. Depending upon how it is handled, it proves a blessing or a curse to its possessor; either the person becomes master of the money, or the money becomes master of the person."

That quote was from 1918. How true today! Getting money is not amoral; saving money is not amoral; using money is not amoral; giving money is not amoral; accounting for money is not amoral. All of these are moral practices because they involve people, which are moral beings. As a Christian, I believe people are moral because God is moral, which means that making, saving, using, giving, and tracking money is theological. This means there are ways to save money that reflect God, but ways to save money that do not reflect God. There are ungodly ways of making, saving, using, giving, and accounting for money.